Kraut-cutter.



'PtenteSeptfBl |902. G. H. KINKADE & M'A-GEB. KRAUT CUTTER.

'(Applicatiou led Apr, 2v2, 1902.;

. (No Model.)

lINiTnn STATES GEORGE H. KINKADE AND LOUIS MAGER, OF I-IARDIN, ILLINOIS.

KRAUT-CUTTER.

SPECIFICATION forming* part of Letters Patent No. 710,326, datedSeptember 30, 1902.

Application tiled April 22, 1902.

T0 @ZL whom, 25 may concer/t:

Be it knownthat we, GEORGE II. KINKADE and LOUIS MAGER, of I-Iardin, inthe county of Calhoun and State of Illinois, have invented a new anduseful Improvement in Kraut-Cutters, of which the`following is aspecification.

Our invention relates to an improvement in krant-cutters, and has'forits object to provide a simple and efficient device which will cutcabbage into thin strings or krant.

Our invention consists in the pecuiiarconstruction, operation, andcombination of parts, as will be hereinafter fully described, andpointed out in the claims, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, forming part of this application, in Which- Figure lis a sideelevation showing the driving mechanism. Fig. 2 is a section showing oneof thev sides removed. Fig. 3 is a plan view of thedrawing-knife-carrying section. Fig. LI is a similar view of thecircular-knifecarrying section. Fig. 5 is a detached perspective view ofone of the drawing-knives.

In carrying out our invention we provide a suitable receptacle orframework for the cutting mechanism, consisting of three or more hingedsections A B C, as shown in the drawings.

The upper section A is the Vhopper or feed section and is hinged at oneend to ori-eend of the upper portion of the second section B. Saidsection B consists of a box-like receptacle having its upper and lowerends open oallow afl-ee passage of the cabbage through to lower sectionC. The upper surface of the side walls of the section B are providedwith curved notches to form bearings for the shafts B B', to which arerigidly secured at suit-able intervals the drawing and cutting knives B2B2 of the particular shape shown. Each of the said drawing and cuttingknives is formed with the inwardly-curved edges arranged diametricallyopposite each other, the purpose of4 which will presently appear. Se-

cured to the end walls at a point somewhat below the plane of the shaftsof the drawingknives are the clearing fingers or bars B3, which projecttoward the center of the section B between the series of drawing andcutting knives, the vpurpose of said fingers or bars being to strip orclean from the drawserin No. 104,161. oto man.)

ing and cutting knives any pieces of cabbage that may adhere to the-saidknives, and thus prevent said pieces from being carried upwardly withthe knives during their rotation. Secured to the shafts B B outsideofthe section B are the gear-wheels b b, which mesh with each other, andon the end ofvone of the shafts is secured the large gear-wheel b',which is provided with the crankhandle b2 for turning said gear-wheelb'.

i The section B is hinged at one end to the upperportion of one end ofthe section C, and said section C is provided on the upper edges of itsside walls with the curved notches to form bearings for the shafts C C',to which are rigidly secured the series of circular cutting-knives C2C2, the knives on one shaft Overlapping and passing between the'circularknives on the other shaft, the said circular knives being placedsomewhat closer together than the drawing-knives of the section above.On the shafts C C' outside of the side wall of the section C are rigidlysecured the gearwheels c c, which mesh with each other. Thesegear-wheels are secured to the shafts C' C' on the same side of themachine as the gear-wheels b of the ,Section B above. Secured to theouter end of one of the shafts c is the larger gear-wheel c', whichmeshes with the large gear b of the section B, the shaft C, carrying thelarge gear-wheel c', being diagonally lopposite the shaft carrying largegear b' of the section B above.

Secured to the inner facesbf ends of the section C are the clearingfingers or bars C3, which project inwardly toward the center of saidsection between the series of rotary knives C2, the purpose of saidfingers or bars being to strip or clear any portions of the cabbage thatmay cling to said rotary knives.

Secured to the lower face of the section C is the base-piece D, providedwith the central opening d, of substantially the size of the inside areaof the section C. The base-piece D is sufficiently large to rest upon abarrel or other receptacle in which it is desired to gather the krantwhen nally cut.

The varioussections are provided at one end with suitable latches E,wherebythe various sections may be fastened securely in their properrelation to one another and whereby they may be readily unfastened andIOO thrown back to permit of the ready removal of the shafts B' B and CC to more thoroughly clean the knives carried thereby or to permit ofthe repair of said knives or shafts.

In place of the crank-handle b2a band-pulley (not shown) may be attachedto gearwheel b to receive a belt driven bya suitable motor when thekraut-cutter is to be used in factories or large establishments.

The operation of our device is as follows: The cabbage is fed into thehopper A and passing into the section B is caught by the hook-shapeddrawing and cutting knives B2 B2, the shafts being suitably rotatedtoward each other, and drawn into said section B, and after being partlycut by the said drawing-knives passes downwardlyinto thesection C, whereit is caught by the series of rotary knives therein and cut into thinstrings suitable for krant and drop into a suitable receptacle placedunder the frame, the lingers or clearer-bars, as before stated,preventing any particles from clinging to the respective knives andbeing carried upwardly by the rotation of the knives.

It will be seen that we providea simple and eflicient device for cuttingkrant and one which can be readily cleaned and repaired, and 'beingcomposed of few parts is not likely to get out of order.

The clearing lingers or bars B3 and O3 are arranged in two horizontalrows, the fingers of the two rows being arranged in alternatingrelation. The fingers or bars C3 may be secured to blocks or cleatssecured to the inner faces of the ends of section C.

The drawing and cutting knives B2 B2, the working edges of which aresharpened, perform the double function of drawing the cabbage inwardlyand downwardly and also of cutting the same.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire tosecure by Let-` knives, a series of circularcutting-knives arrangedbelow the said drawing-knives and means for simultaneously rotating bothseries of knives.

3. A krant-cutter comprising a frame consisting of a plurality of hingedsections, one of said sections supporting a pair of removable shaftscarrying a series of hook-shaped drawing-knives, one or more of saidsections vbelow the drawing-knife section supporting a pair of removableshafts carrying a series of circular cutting-knives, clearing lingers orbars secured to the ends of the said sections, and projecting betweenthe series of knives of each section, and means for imparting a rotarymotion to the respective shafts.

il.v A krant-cutter comprising a frame consisting of a plurality ofhinged sections,'one of said sections carrying a hopper, a secondsection below said hopper-section carryinga pair of oppositely-rotatingshafts provided with a series of oppositely-arranged hookshapeddrawing-knives, a section below said drawing-knife section, carrying apair of oppositely-rotating shafts provided with a series of circularcutting-knives, each of said knifecarrying sections being provided withclearing lingers or bars projecting between the series of knives, ahorizontally projecting base secured to the lower section, and providedwith a. central opening, and means for simultaneously rotating each pairof shafts in the knife-carrying sections toward each other.

5. A krant-cutter comprising a frame consisting of a plurality ofsections, one section carryingapair of shafts provided with a series ofoverlapping hook-shaped drawing and cutting knives having their workingedges reversely curved, a section below said drawingknife section,carrying a pair of shafts provided with'a series of overlapping circularcutting-knives, the circular knives being set on the shafts in closerrelation than the series of drawing-knives, and means for rotating eachpair of shafts toward each other simultaneously.

Witnesses:

OHAs. E. COOKE, CHAs. FLAMM.

